From January through March of 2017, there were 97 homes sold, with a median sale price of $277,500 - a 12.5% decrease over the $317,250 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 74 homes sold in Vernon Hills in the first quarter of 2016.
The median sales tax in Vernon Hills for 2017 was $8,241. In 2016, the median sales tax was $7,958.70. This marks an increase of 3.5%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 3%.
The following table compares Vernon Hills to other Lake County cities with similar median sales prices in the first quarter of 2017:
| City | Jan. - Mar. 2017 Home Sales | Jan. - Mar. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Jan. - Mar. 2017 Median Sales Price | Jan. - Mar. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Lake | 9 | 5 | 80% | $330,000 | $185,000 | 78.4% |
| Knollwood | 3 | 5 | -40% | $325,000 | $245,000 | 32.7% |
| Green Oaks | 9 | 11 | -18.2% | $320,000 | $381,000 | -16% |
| Buffalo Grove | 83 | 88 | -5.7% | $307,000 | $307,000 | 0% |
| Lake Zurich | 48 | 59 | -18.6% | $297,500 | $322,000 | -7.6% |
| Vernon Hills | 97 | 74 | 31.1% | $277,500 | $317,250 | -12.5% |
| Wadsworth | 10 | 12 | -16.7% | $253,500 | $297,500 | -14.8% |
| Echo Lake | 3 | 0 | - | $225,000 | $0 | - |
| Lake Villa | 36 | 35 | 2.9% | $222,450 | $200,000 | 11.2% |
| Third Lake | 4 | 2 | 100% | $219,000 | $410,000 | -46.6% |
| Volo | 4 | 10 | -60% | $211,500 | $199,000 | 6.3% |
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